Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Although age does not represent ability.

But to have lived this long, you must have something special, right?

Seeing Ash, Misty immediately felt like she had found her pillar of support.

My hands stopped shaking, my heart stopped racing, and even my breathing became steady.

Yup!

I have Ash here!

That's Ash Ketchum!

Let alone one Gyarados, even if a whole group of Gyarados went berserk at the same time, Ash could probably handle it easily!

"Ash! Hold it down for me!"

She gave the order and reached for her waist, intending to take out a Poké Ball to reseal Gyarados.

"roar?!"

Gyarados, which was dazed and confused by Ash's slap and high-five attack, was both shocked and furious upon hearing this.

Hold it down?!

A human being?!

It's a Gyarados, but it's been recognized as a dragon by a certain Elite Four member! It's a dragon!

Dragons are not to be trifled with!

It immediately became ferocious and swung its tail violently, knocking the Poké Ball out of Xiaoxia's hand!

"careful!"

Seeing how ferocious Gyarados was, Wu Neng and Xiao Gang stepped forward at the same time, their expressions solemn.

Their hands were already on their Poké Balls, ready to join the battle at any moment and fight alongside Ash.

"Um?!"

Xiao Zhi frowned.

My temper flared up.

He gave a low shout and suddenly exerted force with his right hand, slamming Gyarados's head, which was trying to raise, hard down to the ground.

He then used his waist and abdomen to exert force, nimbly flipped over, straddled the dragon, and used his body strength to firmly suppress the dragon between his legs.

Anyone who has ever tried to control the dragon between their legs knows how difficult it is!

"Roar--!"

Gyarados had never suffered such humiliation. It struggled fiercely, its massive body twisting and turning, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

But what awaits it is yet another fierce and merciless competition!

"boom!"

"What are you doing! Behave yourself!"

"Roar--!"

"boom!"

"What dragon? What are you babbling about, you Water/Flying Pokémon?"

"roar--!?"

Gyarados's eyes widened instantly.

Shoot the dragon, but don't hit its face!

Reveal the dragon's strengths, not its weaknesses!

"boom!"

"Shouting? You're still not happy?"

Ash held back his strength, and the battles came one after another.

After all, it's Misty's Pokémon; it wouldn't be good to hit it too hard.

If something serious happens, he's afraid Xiaoxia will cook for him every day afterward.

Watching Ash effortlessly subdue the dragon beneath him, Brock's younger siblings were filled with pure admiration.

"Go for it, big brother who's fighting bare-handed!"

"Hit it! Hit its butt!"

They excitedly waved their little fists, constantly encouraging and cheering for Xiaozhi.

They were too young to fully comprehend just how terrifying a Pokémon like Gyarados, capable of wreaking havoc in rivers, lakes, and seas, truly was.

Seeing that it was Xiaoxia's Pokémon, they assumed it was like Brock's Onix, which liked to act, pretending to be an evil dragon to play around with them.

They regarded the exciting scene before them as a wonderful after-dinner performance choreographed by their older siblings.

But Wu Neng and Xiao Gang, who knew the inside story, could not remain so calm.

Wu Neng was alright; after all, he had some understanding of Xiao Zhi's inhuman physical abilities, and after the initial shock, he barely accepted the fact.

But Brock watched in disbelief as Ash unilaterally beat up Gyarados.

He never imagined that, apart from the Fighting King Shiba, there would be another human in the world who could fight against a large Pokémon like Gyarados with pure physical strength and even gain the upper hand!

and many more!

Xiao Gang suddenly remembered something ominous.

I...didn't I promise to spar with him before?

Pikachu leaned to the side, looked at the stubborn Gyarados, and shook its head.

Throughout, it was the calmest one in the group.

Others may only know that Ash is strong, but they don't know just how strong he is.

Only it, the one that was trained and guided by Ash, could glimpse a corner of that immense power!

It's no exaggeration to say that in Ash's eyes, a powerful Gyarados is no different from a Caterpie in terms of threat level, except that it is larger.

Seeing that Ash had already suppressed Gyarados and completely controlled the situation.

While searching for the Poké Ball that had been knocked away and disappeared to some unknown corner, Xiaoxia pressed Staryu's hand, bowed deeply, and apologized repeatedly.

"I'm so sorry!"

Her cheeks flushed slightly from embarrassment.

"It's all my fault for being such an incompetent trainer. I failed to guide it properly, which is why it became so rebellious."

"I'm sorry for causing everyone trouble!"

She finally found the Poké Ball that had rolled away by the flower bed not far away, quickly went forward to pick it up, and raised her hand to recall the still struggling Gyarados.

But Wu Neng reached out and gently stopped Xiaoxia's actions.

“Don’t rush,” he said, his brow furrowed as he stared sharply at the Gyarados still struggling in the arena. “I don’t think this is entirely your problem.”

With decades of experience dealing with Pokémon, Wu Neng keenly sensed something unusual.

He rubbed his chin, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Although Gyarados is known for its bad temper."

"But even the most volatile Gyarados, when suppressed by a human with absolute power, will instinctively feel fear and its attacks will be restrained."

“But have you noticed,” he pointed at Gyarados, “that its struggles aren’t getting weaker, they’re getting stronger… Something’s wrong, something’s very wrong!”

Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes, as if he had caught a crucial clue, and he abruptly turned to look at Xiaoxia.

"After it evolved into Gyarados, did it immediately win several battles in a row?"

"Yes, yes!"

Xiaoxia nodded quickly.

Her Magikarp was still obedient to her when it first evolved into Gyarados in battle.

But ever since it cleanly and decisively won its first battle after evolving, sweeping aside several Pokémon, Gyarados seems to have become a completely different dragon.

No matter what I see, I want to greet it with a destructive ray first.

Later, the situation became more and more serious. Sometimes, just seeing her as a trainer would trigger a Destruction Beam attack without saying a word.

"That matches perfectly!"

Wu Neng suddenly clapped his hands, a look of sudden realization on his face.

"It's overconfident!"

"Eh?"

Xiaoxia blinked, somewhat taken aback.

What does this have to do with self-confidence?

"You mean it's too arrogant?"

He was talking about features.

Xiao Gang, who had just recovered from the shock, interjected.

Xiaoxia never even considered that possibility.

"I think that's most likely the case."

Wu Neng nodded.

"A Pokémon with this characteristic gains a layer of confidence and momentum with each opponent it defeats."

As long as it continues to win, its aggressive desire will grow stronger, and it may even become arrogant and overconfident, and its strength will indeed increase accordingly.

Of course, there are limits to this growth.

It's impossible to ascend to heaven by stepping on your right foot with your left.